12 ridiculous phrases smart people avoid at work
From The Ladders : “Datafication.” “Operationalize.” “Let’s parking lot this.” These are just a few of the workplace phrases and words that people found “most ridiculous,” according to recent research. The American Express OPEN ‘Get Business Done’ Survey , released recently, shows that some employees are just spewing words in the office without really grasping what they mean. “Have you ever heard a coworker say something like, ‘It ladders up to our overarching framework and optimizes the impactfulness of our deliverables,’ and wondered, ‘HUH?’ You’re not alone,” American Express says, comfortingly. We are all part of the problem: the research found that 88% of respondents said they use jargon without understanding it, and 64% reported using words and terms like this “multiple times” weekly. Make no mistake: you do have to break the habit. These words make you look silly.
